Climbing Rose Plant Named &#39;Poulcy029&#39;

ABSTRACT

A new garden rose plant of the Climbing class which has abundant, pink flowers and attractive foliage. This new and distinct variety has shown to be uniform and stable in the resulting generations from asexual propagation.

BOTANICAL DESIGNATION

Rosa hybrid

VARIETY DENOMINATION

‘Poulcy029’

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention constitutes a new and distinct variety of gardenrose plant which originated from a controlled crossing between thefemale seed parent, an unnamed, non-patented, seedling, and the malepollen parent, also an unnamed, non-patented, seedling.

The two parents were crossed during the summer of 2004 and the resultingseeds were planted in a controlled environment in Fredensborg, Denmark.The new variety, named ‘Poulcy029’, originated as a single seedling fromthe stated cross.

The new variety may be distinguished from its male pollen parent andfemale seed parent primarily by growth habit. The female seed parent hasa floribunda rose growth habit, compared to the new plant's climbinghabit. The male pollen parent is a compact floribunda, approximately 40cm in height.

The objective of the hybridization of this rose variety was to create anew and distinct variety for garden use with unique qualities, such as:

1. Uniform and abundant pink flowers;

2. Vigorous, but compact growth when propagated both as a budded roseand on its own roots;

3. Exceptional disease resistance.

4. Reduced apical dominance in flowering habit with characteristics of aclimbing rose. The new variety consistently produces flowers evenly fromthe lower branches to the top of the plant.

This combination of qualities is not present in previously availablecommercial cultivars of this type, known to the inventor, anddistinguish ‘Poulcy029’ from all other varieties of which we are aware.

As part of the rose development program, Mogens N. Olesen germinated theseeds from the aforementioned hybridization during winter of 2004 andconducted evaluations on the resulting seedlings in a controlledenvironment in Fredensborg, Denmark. ‘Poulcy029’ was selected in thespring of 2005 by the inventor as a single plant from the progeny of theaforementioned hybridization.

Asexual reproduction of ‘Poulcy029’ by traditional budding and rootedcuttings was first done by Mogens N. Olesen in the nursery inFredensborg, Denmark in July, 2005. This initial and other subsequentasexual propagations conducted in controlled environments havedemonstrated that the characteristics of ‘Poulcy029’ are true to typeand are transmitted from one generation to the next.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

The accompanying color illustrations show as true as is reasonablypossible to obtain in color photographs of this type, the typicalcharacteristics of the buds, flowers, leaves, and stems, of ‘Poulcy029’.Specifically illustrated in FIG. 1 are open flowers at various stages ofdevelopment, and flowers in parts. Specifically illustrated in FIG. 2are leaves, stems, and a flowering branch. Illustrated plants are 2years of age.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE VARIETY

The following is a description of ‘Poulcy029’, as observed in its growthin a field nursery in Marion County, Oreg. Observed plants are 2 yearsof age, and were grown on their own roots. Color references are madeusing The Royal Horticultural Society (London, England) Colour Chart,2001, except where common terms of color are used.

For a comparison, several physical characteristics of the rose variety‘Poulcy011’, U.S. Plant Pat. No. 16,584 are compared to ‘Poulcy029’ inChart 1.

CHART 1 ‘Poulcy029’ ‘Poulcy011’ General Tonality Red Group 55A toRed-Purple Group 62C to of Flower Color Red-Purple Group 62A 62D withintonations of Red-Purple Group 58C Flower Diameter 65 mm 45-55 mm PetalCount 35 60

-   Flower and flower bud:    -   -   Blooming habit.—Continuous.        -   Flower bud.—Size: Upon opening, 25 mm in length from base of            receptacle to end of bud. Bud diameter is 15 mm. Bud form:            Ovoid. Bud color: As sepals divide petals are Orange-Red            Group N34C. Sepal inner surface: Color: Yellow-Green Group            144A. Surface: Smooth and pubescent. Sepal outer surface:            Color: Yellow-Green Group 144A with light intonations of            Greyed-Orange Group 176A. Texture: Smooth with stipitate            glands. Sepal Shape: Apex: Cirrhose. Base: Flat at union            with receptacle. Sepal Margin: Margins have weak foliaceous            appendages on three of the five sepals. Sepal size: 23 mm            long by 9 mm wide. Receptacle: Texture: Smooth. Size: 6 mm            in height by 6 mm wide. Color: Yellow-Green Group 146C with            light intonations of Greyed-Orange Group 166A. Shape:            Campanulate. Pedicel: Surface: Smooth. Length: 35 mm.            Diameter: 2 mm on average. Color: Yellow-Green Group 146C            with strong intonation of Greyed-Purple Group 184B.            Strength: Strong. Peduncle: Length: 5 to 25 cm. Diameter:            4 mm. Color: Yellow-Green Group 144A with strong intonations            of Greyed-Red Group 178A.        -   Flower bud development.—Flower buds are borne in clusters of            15 to 20 flower buds per stem, resembling a panicle. Reduced            apical dominance in flower habit causes flower buds develop            evenly from the base of the plant to the upper portion.        -   Flower bloom.—Fragrance: Moderate perfume. Duration: The            blooms have a duration on the plant of approximately 7 to 10            days. Petals fall cleanly away from plant after flowers have            fully matured. Size: Flower diameter is 65 mm when open.            Flower depth is 30 mm. Flower shape: General shape is hybrid            tea like. Shape of flower, side view: The upper portion is            flat. The lower portion is flattened convex.        -   Petalage.—Under normal conditions, flowers have 35 petals            total, 5 of which are petaloids.        -   General tonality of flower.—Open flowers are Red Group 55A            to Red-Purple Group 62A.        -   Petal color—Upon opening, outer petals Upper surface: Red            Group 55B. Yellow Group 10B petal spot. Lower surface: Red            Group 55B. Yellow Group 10B petal spot. Upon opening, inner            petals: Upper surface: Red Group 43C. Yellow Group 10B petal            spot. Lower surface: Red Group 48C. Yellow Group 10B petal            spot. After opening, inner and outer petals Upper surface:            Red Group 55A. Yellow Group 10B petal spot. Lower surface:            Red Group 55B. Yellow Group 10B petal spot.        -   Petals.—Petal Reflex: Lightly reflexed. Margin: Entire. Weak            undulations of margin observed. Shape: Generally broad            elliptic. Apex shape: Rounded. Base shape: Acute. Size: 37            mm (l) 35 mm (w). Texture: Smooth. Thickness: Above average.        -   Petaloids.—Size: 10 mm (l) by 6 mm (w). Quantity: 5 on            average. Shape: Base is acute. Apex is rounded with a cleft.            Color: Red Group 43B upper. Lower is Red Group 43C. Yellow            10B petal spot on upper and under surface.        -   Reproductive organs.—Pollen: None observed. Anthers: Size: 2            mm in length. Color: Yellow-Orange Group 20A. Quantity: 30            on average. Filaments: Color: Yellow Group 13C. Length:            4 mm. Pistils: Length: 7 mm. Quantity: 15 on average.            Stigmas: Color: Yellow-Green Group 154D. Styles: Color:            Yellow-Green Group 154D. Location of stigmas: Superior in            location relative to the length of the filaments and the            height of the anthers. Hips: None Observed.-   Plant:    -   -   Plant growth.—Climbing and bushy. Plants are 90 cm in            height, and 75 cm wide.        -   Stems.—Color: Juvenile growth: Yellow-Green Group 146D with            anthocyanin Greyed-Red Group 178B. Mature growth:            Yellow-Green Group 144A. Length: On average, canes are 30 cm            from the base of the plant to the flowering portion.            Diameter: 10 mm. Internodes: On mature canes, there is an            average distance of 40 mm between nodes. Surface Texture:            Young wood: Smooth. Older wood: Smooth.        -   Long prickles.—Incidence: 10 prickles per 10 cm of stem.            Size: Average length of prickles on mature stems is 6 mm.            Shape: Upper portion is linear. Lower portion is concave.            Color: Juvenile prickles: Greyed-Purple Group 183B. Mature            prickles: Greyed-Yellow Group 160A.        -   Plant foliage.—Compound leaf: 160 mm (l)×112 (w). Quantity:            2 leaves per 10 cm of stem on average. Color of juvenile            foliage: Upper side: Greyed-Orange Group 175A. Lower side:            Greyed-Orange Group 175A. Color of mature foliage: Upper            side: Yellow-Green Group 147A. Lower side: Yellow-Green            Group 147B.        -   Plant leaves and leaflets.—Stipules: Size: 30 mm in length.            Quantity: 2 per compound leaf. Shape: Linear, slightly broad            based with outward extending apices. Margins: Finely            serrated. Color: Yellow-Green Group 144A. Petiole: Length:            30 mm. Diameter: 1 mm. Upper surface: Color: Yellow-Green            Group 144B with Greyed-Red Group 178C. Lower surface: Color:            Yellow-Green Group 144A. Rachis: Length: 55 mm. Upper            surface: Color: Yellow-Green Group 144B with Greyed-Red            Group 178C. Lower surface: Color: Yellow-Green Group 144A.            Leaflet: Quantity: Normal number of leaflets leaves in            middle of the stem is 5 leaflets. Margins: Serrated. Size:            Average size of the terminal leaflet on normal leaves is 80            mm in length by 42 mm wide. Shape: Generally lanceolate.            Base: Rounded. Apex: Acute. Texture: Smooth. Thickness:            Average. Arrangement: Odd pinnate. Venation: Reticulate.            Glossiness: Moderately glossy.        -   Disease resistance.—Above average resistance to powdery and            downy mildew, rust, black spot, and Botrytis under normal            growing conditions.        -   Cold hardiness.—The variety is tolerant to USDA Cold            Hardiness Zone 6.        -   Heat tolerance.—The variety has been found to be suitable            for climate conditions found in the American Horticultural            Society heat zone 7.

1. A new and distinct variety of rose plant of the Climbing rose classnamed ‘Poulcy029’, substantially as illustrated and described herein,due to its abundant pink flowers, disease resistance, and extendedperiod of bloom.